Out of the Secret World: Cosmic Visions in the Soviet Imaginatio

Dr. Asif Siddiqi, space historian and professor at Fordham University, specializes in the history of science and technology and modern Russian history. Siddiqi explores the vivid and vibrant aesthetic imagery of Soviet cosmic achievements at the height of the Cold War -- manifested especially in magazines and posters -- as a way to explore the striking and often strange tensions between openness and secrecy that characterized the Soviet space program. Reception at 6:30 pm; talk 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Admission in advance: Free for Bruce members and students (with valid ID), $15 for nonmembers. At the door: $10 members, $25 nonmembers. Be sure to sign in to receive your member discount.